By Adam Pagnucco. Your author has been a corporate and economic researcher for almost twenty-five years. During that time, we have encountered MANY crazy statistics. Most of them can be…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In preparation for months but dropped at the last minute, a local bill now under consideration by the Montgomery County delegation may just bring rent control to…
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MoCo After Discovery
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By Adam Pagnucco. Word of Discovery Communications’ exit from Silver Spring has exploded like a bomb in local politics, prompting attacks by the state Democrats on Governor Larry Hogan and…
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By Michael Knapp, Chair, Montgomery College Board of Trustees. Since the presidential campaigns of 2016, candidates for numerous state and local offices have identified providing free access to college as…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In 2014, candidate Larry Hogan ran on three issues: jobs, taxes and reforming Annapolis. From 2015 through the present, Governor Larry Hogan has based his agenda on…
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Is MoCo’s Budget in Trouble?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s $120 million budget shortfall has set off political fireworks this election season, including attacks from Delegate Bill Frick (D-16), who is running for Executive, and…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Marc Elrich, who recently equated potential gentrification near the Purple Line with “ethnic cleansing,” is taking flak for his remarks and is not backing down. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. In response to a question about just cause eviction and rent control at the Progressive Neighbors County Executive forum, Council Member Marc Elrich stated that the Purple…
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Roger Berliner on Jobs
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Job growth has been stagnant in Montgomery County over the past few years. What would you do to encourage increased job growth? Increasing prosperity — and having that prosperity shared…
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George Leventhal on Jobs
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Job growth has been stagnant in Montgomery County over the past few years. What would you do to encourage increased job growth? We have seen good news on job growth…